Orphee et Eurydice (Blu-ray)
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Description
Orphee et Eurydice (Blu-ray)
Format: Blu-ray
Artists: Marianne Crebassa, Helene Guilmette, Lea Desandre, Ensemble Pygmalion
Directors: Aurelien Bory, Francois Roussillon
Format: NTSC
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Naxos
DVD Release Date: October 11, 2019
Run Time: 99 minutes
Glucks influential Orphée et Eurydice tells the story of Orphées descent into the Underworld to retrieve his wife Eurydice. His singing has the power to overcome the guardian Furies, but the path of true love is shadowed by sorrow and tragedy.
As a true drama of the soul with intense psychological and emotive power, Orphée et Eurydice shook enlightenment Europe to its core. Berlioz, in his 1859 version prepared for the Théâtre Lyrique, exploited the scores full potential through a synthesis of the versions Gluck prepared for Parma, Paris and Vienna. Aurélien Borys Paris production was described as just breathtaking by OperaJournal.
History
Orfeo Ed Eurydice
Premiere: Court Theatre (Burgtheater), Vienna, 1762.
The myth of the musician Orpheus—who travels to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife, Eurydice—probes the deepest questions of desire, grief, and the power (and limits) of art. Gluck turned to this legend as the basis for a work as they were developing their ideas for a new kind of opera. Disillusioned with the inflexible forms of the genre as they existed at the time, the composer sought to reform the operatic stage with a visionary and seamless union of music, poetry, and dance.
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